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Yellowwood State Forest

Bartley Ridge–Lucas Hollow, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Bartley Ridge–Lucas Hollow, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Belmont, IN. It climbs 345 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 863 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bartley Ridge 39.12563, -86.33307
Nearest town Belmont, IN
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Bartley Ridge–Lucas Hollow, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 587–863 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Bartley Ridge · 39.12563, -86.33307

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start on Bartley Ridge, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lucas Hollow, heading W.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left onto Bartley Ridge, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lucas-hollow-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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